Computer system, remote control monitoring system, and remote control monitoring method

Abstract

A computer system, remote control monitoring system, and remote control monitoring method are provided to instantly provide the local display screen of the local computer to the remote computer for remote real-time display. The remote control monitoring system is arranged in the local computer and has a signal receiver and a remote controller. The signal receiver receives the video signal from the processor, executes the signal transforming process to generate the video signal in different standards. The remote controller executes a network compressing process on the transformed video signal to generate the network transportable video data, and transmits the data to the remote computer for displaying the corresponding remote display screen on the remote computer. The present disclosure enables the implementing of the out-of-band remote displaying.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A remote control monitoring system, used to provide a local display screen generated by a local computer to a remote computer in real-time to implement a remote real-time display, the remote control monitoring system comprising:
 a display adapter, connected to a local display of the local computer; 
 a signal receiver, connected to a processor of the local computer, wherein the processor comprises a first video signal port connected to the display adapter and a second video signal port connected to the signal receiver, wherein the signal receiver is configured to receive a first video signal corresponding to the local display screen from the second video signal port of the processor, and the signal receiver executes a signal transforming process on the first video signal to generate a second video signal in a standard different from the first video signal, wherein the first video signal port and the second video signal port are set to be a mirror display mode to transmit the first video signal of same content; and 
 a remote controller, connected to the signal receiver and a network module of the local computer, and configured to execute a network compressing process on the second video signal to generate a video data compatible with a network-transportable standard, and transmitting the video data through the network module to the remote computer to display a remote display screen corresponding to the local display screen based on the video data; 
 wherein the signal receiver is configured to execute the signal transforming process to transform the first video signal compatible with an output standard of the processor into the second video signal compatible with an input standard of the remote controller. 
 
     
     
       2. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the signal receiver is configured to receive the first video signal by a Data Direct Input (DDI) from the processor;
 wherein the first video signal is compatible with a DisplayPort standard, the second is compatible with one of an HDMI standard, a VGA standard, a DVI standard, a TTL standard, an LVDS standard, a CVBS standard, an S-Video standard and a YPbPr standard; 
 wherein the remote controller is configured to connect the network module by a network controller sideband interface (NCSI) standard. 
 
     
     
       3. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the remote controller is connected to a plurality of peripheral devices of the local computer, the remote controller is configured to retrieve a status information of each peripheral device and transmit the status information to the remote computer, or control the peripheral device corresponding to an operation command based on the operation command sent from the remote computer. 
     
     
       4. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the remote controller is connected to a chipset of the local computer, the remote controller is configured to retrieve a status of a peripheral device connected to the chipset through the chipset, or control the peripheral device through the chipset. 
     
     
       5. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the signal receiver is connected to a chipset of the local computer;
 wherein when a remote switch request from the remote computer being verified is received, the remote controller is configured to send an enabling display notification through the signal receiver to the chipset to notify the processor to provide the first video signal to the signal receiver. 
 
     
     
       6. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 5 , wherein the signal receiver is connected to a hot plugging controller of the processor through the chipset. 
     
     
       7. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 5 , wherein when a remote control is terminated, the remote controller is configured to send a disabling display notification through the signal receiver to the chipset to notify the processor to stop providing the first video signal to the signal receiver. 
     
     
       8. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 , wherein the signal receiver is configured to receive a new first video signal corresponding to a new local display screen from the processor when a refresh condition is met, and execute the signal transforming process on the new first video signal to generate a new second video signal;
 the remote controller is configured to execute the network compressing process on the new second video signal to generate a new video data when the refresh condition is met, and transmit the new video data through the network module to the remote computer to display a new remote display screen corresponding to the new local display screen. 
 
     
     
       9. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 , further comprising: a basic input/output system (BIOS), installed in the local computer and loaded for execution when the local computer is booted, wherein the BIOS is configured to set the first video signal port and the second video signal port connected to the processor to be the mirror display mode. 
     
     
       10. The remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 , further comprising: a high-speed hub, wherein the high-speed hub comprises at least one input interface and a plurality of output interfaces, the input interface is connected to the signal receiver, two of the output interfaces are respectively connected to the remote controller and a display connector of the local computer;
 wherein the high-speed hub is configured to broadcast the second video signal received from the signal receiver to the remote controller and the display connector. 
 
     
     
       11. A computer system with a remote control monitoring function, the computer system comprising:
 the remote control monitoring system according to  claim 1 ; 
 the network module, connected to the remote control monitoring system, and configured to connect a remote computer through a network, and transmit a video data received from the remote control monitoring system to the remote computer; 
 the local display; and 
 the processor, connected to the remote control monitoring system and the local display, and configured to generate a first video signal and transmit the first video signal to the local display and the remote control monitoring system to control the local display to display a local display screen and the remote computer to display a remote display screen corresponding to the local display screen. 
 
     
     
       12. A remote control monitoring method, used to provide a local display screen generated by a local computer to a remote computer in real-time to implement a remote real-time display, the local computer comprising a signal receiver, a remote controller, a processor, a network module, a local display, and a display adapter connected to the local display, the remote control monitoring method comprising following steps:
 a) by the processor, transmitting a first video signal to the local display to display the local display screen, wherein the processor comprises a first video signal port connected to the display adapter and a second video signal port connected to the signal receiver, and the first video signal port and the second video signal port are set to be a mirror display mode to transmit the first video signal of same content; 
 b) by the signal receiver, receiving the first video signal from the second video signal port of the processor, executing a signal transforming process on the first video signal to generate a second video signal in a standard different from the first video signal, and transmitting the second video signal to the remote controller; 
 c) by the remote controller, executing a network compressing process on the second video signal to generate a video data compatible with a network-transportable standard; and 
 d) transmitting the video data through the network module to the remote computer to display a remote display screen corresponding to the local display screen based on the video data. 
 
     
     
       13. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 12 , wherein the step b) comprises the signal receiver receiving the first video signal by a data direct input (DDI) from the processor;
 wherein the first video signal is compatible with a DisplayPort standard, the second is compatible with one of an HDMI standard, a VGA standard, a DVI standard, a TTL standard, an LVDS standard, a CVBS standard, an S-Video standard and a YPbPr standard; 
 wherein the step b) comprises the remote controller transmitting the video data to the network module by a network controller sideband interface (NCSI) standard. 
 
     
     
       14. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 12 , further comprising following steps:
 e1) by the remote controller, retrieving a status information of a peripheral device and transmitting the status information to the remote computer; and 
 e2) controlling the peripheral device corresponding to an operation command based on the operation command sent from the remote computer. 
 
     
     
       15. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 12 , further comprising following steps before the step a):
 f1) by the remote controller, sending an enabling display notification through the signal receiver to a chipset when a remote switch request from the remote computer is received; and 
 f2) by the chipset, notifying a hot plugging controller of the processor to make the processor provide the first video signal to the signal receiver. 
 
     
     
       16. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 15 , further comprising following step before the step f1):
 g) by the remote controller, receiving a login data through the network module from the remote computer, and executing an authentication on the login data; 
 wherein the step f1) comprises receiving the remote switch request when the login data is verified. 
 
     
     
       17. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 15 , further comprising the following steps:
 h1) by the remote controller, sending a disabling display notification through the signal receiver to the chipset when a remote control being terminated is detected; and 
 h2) by the chipset, notifying the processor to stop providing the first video signal to the signal receiver. 
 
     
     
       18. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 12 , further comprising a step i), when a refresh condition is met, executing the step b) to the step d) to transmit a new video data to the remote computer to display a new remote display screen corresponding to a new local display screen. 
     
     
       19. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 12 , further comprising following steps before the step a):
 j1) loading a basic input/output system (BIOS) when the local computer is booted; and 
 j2) by the BIOS, setting the first video signal port and the second video signal port to be the mirror display mode. 
 
     
     
       20. The remote control monitoring method according to  claim 12 , wherein the processor transmits the first video signal to a high-speed hub through the signal receiver to make the high-speed hub broadcast the first video signal to the local display and the remote controller.